Why would it matter how long it is for the presentation? If its a working paper and you are looking for feedback on what isn't important and/or can be dispensed with what does it matter how long it is?

Some of my early drafts are longer than 35 pages all-inclusive. My real question is, how much of a rough draft can you get away with submitting? Could I change one of the main independent variables to another related measure, if it wouldn't affect the framing/lit review/front of the paper too much? I have a project that I'm still messing around with, and I haven't quite decided whether I might want to re specify the model in the next 8 months.

It's a working paper, so there's no expectation that it's ASR-ready. Your paper is meant to be a part of a conversation with other papers.

But it also depends on what you mean by "rough-" don't submit a mess bc no one will give you the time of day. If you mean it in the sense that there are areas which are under-developed (though there remains a decent amount of light at the end of the tunnel) - good, that's the point.

But there is *always* stuff you can cut - especially repetitions, over-explanations, and quotes that drown out your voice. I submitted mine, but in the period of 24 hours, I cut a total of 5 pages of what I thought was soo crucial (it wasn’t), in order to reformat for journal submission. Now I’m going to go back and edit my ASA paper, because I know it will make someone’s life a little easier. 5 pages is a lot!

I don't trim my papers just for submission to ASA and have never gotten the sense that it mattered since I don't think I've ever gotten a rejection. As someone who's organized sessions before paper length also isn't something I've given a second thought too. There is no automatic filtering system AFAIK so it wouldn't matter unless the organizer of the session is looking for a way to reduce their burden and/or reject your paper.

It's all up to the session organizer, and I've never known one to care about paper length. However, a longer paper is less likely to be read in detail, so it would behoove one to get to the point quickly.

Think of that sinking feeling you would get as a student when you saw your reading for the week was really, really long. Quantify that feeling and multiply by three. That's how I feel when I get a long-a$$ paper.

It's not strict. Most session organizers won't read a whole paper anyway. They'll look to make sure there's really something to present then pick a set of papers based on what can fit into a coherent panel. Page length doesn't matter. I'd guess most people are as likely to read 60 pages as they are to actually read 15 (they won't)

Session organizer here. I just rejected a 36 pager. Pro tip: 36 pages of your writing is too much and you will be punished. 16 pages of your writing is bad enough, but I might let it slide. Less is more, kids.